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I thought this was an interesting story to listen to. I thought some other members might be interested as well.

The quote goes, "The only man I envy is the one who has not yet been to Africa, for he has so much to look forward to." Said by Rich Mullins, and often quoted about hunting Africa, also frequently quoted here. I get the sentiment. But I never find myself envious of people I know that...

I wanted to start a thread for people to share their experiences if they have ever had bugs in their taxidermy mounts. Specifically beetles and moths, but open to hearing about others I may not have thought about. What was the extent of the damage? How far did they spread? What did you do to...

Does anyone know of a good place in the US to purchase the European style plaques you frequently see with tusks and euro mounts? I am thinking of the nicely carved ones with oak leaves, acorns, wreathes, etc. The vast majority of what I see over here and in SA is a simple wood board cut into a...

I have seen people talk about filling with different waxes. Some people fill with silicone. Some seal the outside with lacquer. There are a lot of ideas out there. I am curious what people have tried and if you have older sets of tusks you have done things with that have stood the test of...

I have seen that it seems like the majority of old spiral horned bulls and rams have a lot of hair loss around their neck area. I have seen it myself on my own animals. I have even let other people know it was normal when they were frantic about their taxidermy coming back with sparse hair on...

There are a lot of people on here with amazing trophy rooms that enjoy showing them to others. Pictures of them are often posted here and there in other threads/forums. Or sometimes in the Taxidermy forum. And while a trophy room does have taxidermy in it, it feels a bit different. I think...

What is going on with tipping culture in the hunting industry? I have always been a person who has tipped well, typically quite a bit higher than what I have seen from others, this is true from restaurants to hunting. I generally enjoy tipping well. However, recently I have noticed a trend...

I have not hunted African Lion, captive or otherwise. As a person who hasn't done either version, I am trying to understand why this version of captive bred animal hunt draws such disdain from many members on the site who seem otherwise relatively unbothered by other species being bred for...

I am wondering if anyone who is more familiar with SCI and Rowland Ward can post the top ten or twenty bobcat skull scores from those two sites. I have looked and it seems like I can find the minimum scores for Bobcat, but I can't find the tables of records for the top ten or twenty scores...

I just wanted to provide a recent shipping cost post because I always find it interesting what the current cost is for these things. And I always like to keep track of it in case there is a drastic change or a trend up or down. So if anyone else is interested in those things, here is one data...

I have seen a lot of threads where people have mentioned two specific people at Coppersmith-Chicago; Laura and Michael. I was working with Laura at Coppersmith-Chicago on a recent shipment. She was awesome at communicating and very clear and knowledgeable about everything I spoke with her...

For anyone that has hunted and imported trophies from both South Africa and Europe how did the costs compare? Specifically I'm wondering about the 6 British deer species. I am in the early planning stages of a trip to go over and hunt for the 6 British deer and am wondering how difficult...

I have gone on trips and hunting trips with and without different forms of insurance. Some medical type stuff, some rescue type, some just trip insurance in general. I have never had to use it on a hunting trip before. My wife and I once had to use cancellation insurance before on a...

I have often seen in threads on here that someone will see an animal like a gemsbok and say the bases are still soft and/or green and that it was young. I can see secondary growth, and I understand that is an indicator that the animal is mature. But, what are you looking at when there isn't...

Can you turn a tail from a back skin into a "stuffed" tail to hang? I would like to hear from taxidermists or people that have done this before. Maybe @gizmo would have some advice on this. Logically it makes sense that it would be possible, but it also seems like back skins sometimes come...

The vast majority of zebra on the hoof and in trophy pictures appear stark black and white. Some have yellowing to the black stripes but not nearly as many as are dark black and white. However, many zebra mounts I have seen have a lot of yellowing to the black stripes, especially the face...